Dying to break out all your bright colors and prints for summer—perhaps even at the office? So are we! One of our favorite TV characters who pulls off these types of looks with ease is successful ob-gyn Dr. Mindy Lahiri of The Mindy Project. But what about in real life—is it possible to wear such statement style at the office and still be taken seriously? To find out, we consulted the man behind Mindy Kaling's on-screen style himself, The Mindy Project costume designer Salvador Perez. The veteran costumer was responsible for Mindy's whopping 23 outfit changes in the show's season finale and her Kate Middleton twinsies moment—plus you may have seen his work on Castle, Veronica Mars, and Pitch Perfect. Salvador has even created high-profile red carpet looks for Mindy, like the stunning custom one-shoulder embroidered gown she wore at the Costume Designers Guild Awards. While he's hard at work on the costumes for Pitch Perfect 2 (filming right now), Salvador took a few moments to share his fashion wisdom with us, discuss the right way to wear prints and colors to work, and dish a little bit on Mindy Kaling's shopping habits. (You can probably guess what they are read more

I'm officially obsessed with The Mindy Project (I discovered it a few weeks late and watched every episode on demand in one lazy afternoon), and the more of it I see, the more I fall in love with Dr. Lahiri's wardrobe. So I rang up the show's costume designer, Salvador Perez, Jr., to chat about everything from where he and Mindy shop to how they best highlight her fabulous curves! read more